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LAW 468

Statistical Inference in Law

Law School

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[ Regulatory & Policy ] Litigation/ADR: General

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[ Regulatory & Policy ] as a Related Elective for those interested in Statistics : Drawing an inference from quantitative evidence lies at the heart of many legal and policy decisions and can be key to both academic and policy work. Students should consider taking one or more classes on statistics and statistical inference.
This course is offered in conjunction with Statistical Inference and Empirical Research to students who wish to explore the topics of that course at a deeper mathematical level. The course involves supplemental reading, supplemental lecture time, and completion of various exercises and problems.

General course
Description:

Drawing an inference from quantitative evidence lies at the heart of many legal and policy decisions. This course provides the tools, concepts, and framework for lawyers to become sophisticated consumers of quantitative evidence and social science. Unlike traditional statistics courses, it is taught using substantive case law as a springboard for considering quantitative evidence. No background, beyond high school algebra, is assumed.

Course Style: A Substantive/Quantitative course is one that teaches the rules and theory of a quantitative subject area that relates to the practice of law.